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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG., 3D SESS.-CH. 601 -JUNE 23, 1938 its powers and duties under this Act. Such of the personnel trans- ferred to the Authority from the Department of Commerce under section 203 of this Act as were regularly employed in the investiga- A', p. 982 tion and analysis of accidents in air commerce prior to such transfer may, upon request of the Board, be transferred to the Board. Temporary Personnel (c) The Board may, without regard to the civil-service laws, engage, for temporary service in the investigation of any accident involving aircraft, persons other than officers or employees of the United States and may fix their compensation without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; and may, with the con- sent of the head of the executive department or independent estab- lishment under whose jurisdiction the officer or employee is serving, secure for such service any officer or employee of the United States. Authorization of Expenditures (d) All expenses incurred by the Board in the investigation of accidents, or for the maintenance or operation of aircraft acquired for the use of the Board, shall be allowed upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the Board. The members and assistants of the Board are authorized to travel in the same manner as employees of the Authority. Preservation of Records and Reports (e) The records and reports of the Board shall be preserved in the custody of the secretary of the Authority in the same manner and subject to the same provisions respecting publication as the records and reports of the Authority, except that any publication thereof shall be styled "Air Safety Board of the Civil Aeronautics Authority", and that no part of any report or reports of the Board or the Authority relating to any accident, or the investigation thereof, shall be admitted as evidence or used in any suit or action for damages growing out of any matter mentioned in such report or reports. DUTIES OF THE BOARD General Duties SEC. 702. (a) It shall be the duty of the Board to- (1) Make rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Authority, governing notification and report of accidents involving aircraft; (2) Investigate such accidents and report to the Authority the facts, conditions, and circumstances relating to each accident and the probable cause thereof; (3) Make such recommendations to the Authority as, in its opinion, will tend to prevent similar accidents in the future; (4) Make such reports and recommendations public in such form and manner as may be deemed by it to be in the public interest; and (5) Assist the Authority in ascertaining what will best tend to reduce or eliminate the possibility of, or recurrence of, acci- dents by investigating such complaints filed with the Author- ity or the Board, and by conducting such special studies and investigations, on matters pertaining to safety in air navigation and the prevention of accidents, as may be requested or approved by the Authority. Temporary person- nel. 42 Stat. 1488. 5U.S.. §661-674; Supp. , § 673, 673c. Authorization of ex- penditures. Preservation of ree- ords and reports. I)utis of the Board. (0eneralduties. 1013

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